Category Archives: Blogging

Filter Bubble Question: What Do You Get When You Google…

Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

A few days back I was searching for some topic that I have since forgotten. During my search, I typed the terms: “story behind” and was amused by Google’s first auto-suggestion.

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Posted in Blogging, Humor, Media, Politics | Tagged Eli Pariser, Facebook, Google, The Filter Bubble | 4 Comments

Jerry Brown’s Shakedown: Californians to Pay More, Get Less

Posted on Saturday, July 2, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Last week, Jerry Brown signed a law earlier this week that will force Californians to pay even more taxes than they already are. The law will require online retailers like Amazon.com to collect sales tax on all purchases made by … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, California, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Taxes | Tagged Amazon, Amazon Affiliates, Amazon.com, California, Governor Jerry Brown, Jerry Brown, Sales tax, Shakedown Jerry Brown, Taxes | Leave a comment

Build a Community: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part XI)

Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In my first few months of blogging, over 50% of my traffic came from search engines. That said, I suspect that my other sources of traffic will increase over time. A little over 30% of my traffic was from what I … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Education, Mathematics, Media, Predictions, Thurston and Talbot, Writing | Tagged Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Quora, Technorati, The Economist, The New York Times, Thurston and Talbot, Trolls, Twitter, Vast right wing conspiracy, Yahoo! | Leave a comment

The Filter Bubble: A Great Book That Exposes an Emerging Trend

Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right now than people dying in Africa.” — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You is Eli Pariser’s fascinating account … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Book Reviews, Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Middle East, Policy, Politics, Predictions, Science | Tagged Advertising, Book review, Eli Pariser, Facebook, Google, Internet, MoveOn.org | 4 Comments

Generate Unique and Interesting Content: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part X)

Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

My previous nine posts focused primarily on how to drive traffic to your site. Once you have been blogging for several months and have built up a small following, the next step is to keep your readers coming back for … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Education, Mathematics, Media, Predictions, Thurston and Talbot, Writing | Tagged Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Quora, Technorati, The Economist, The New York Times, Thurston and Talbot, Twitter, Vast right wing conspiracy, Yahoo! | 14 Comments

Use Multiple Media to Engage Your Audience: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part IX)

Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Sometimes viewing nothing but text can get boring. Consequently, you should consider mixing it with other forms of media. The last thing you want is a boring and static blog that readers avoid like cancer.

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Posts Follow Pareto, Not Gaussian, Distribution: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part VIII)

Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Another important blogging insight is that a very small percentage of your posts will generate a disproportionate number of your page views. In other words, the number of page views per post exhibits the characteristics of a power law (sometimes called … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Education, Mathematics, Media, Predictions, Thurston and Talbot, Writing | Tagged Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Quora, Technorati, The Economist, The New York Times, Thurston and Talbot, Twitter, Vast right wing conspiracy, Yahoo! | 8 Comments

Introducing ROARR Contributor: Chris Ladd

Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

It is my pleasure to introduce ROARR contributor, Chris Ladd. Chris is a Texan living in the Chicago area. He has been involved in grassroots Republican politics for most of his life. He started with precinct meetings during his youth in … Continue reading →

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Leverage Your Personal and Professional Networks: Ten Lessons From Four Months of Blogging (Part VII)

Posted on Sunday, June 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Another way to generate traffic for your blog (and uncover unanticipated opportunities) is to leverage your personal and professional networks. Spread the Word Throughout Your Network Using Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, as I have discussed in a prior blog, can be instrumental … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Education, Mathematics, Media, Predictions, Thurston and Talbot, Writing | Tagged Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Quora, Technorati, The Economist, The New York Times, Thurston and Talbot, Twitter, Vast right wing conspiracy, Yahoo! | Leave a comment

War Experiments Follow-up

Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Nearly two weeks ago, I tried a brief experiment to test Eli Pariser’s contention from his recent book, that Google’s use of 57 signals to personalize someone’s search results leads to a filter bubble. I also promised to include a second post with … Continue reading →